To get rid of mosquito bites and soothe itching, avoid scratching and try a cool compress or an antihistamine medication.

Health officials in Himachal Pradesh have confirmed the presence of Lyme disease, a tick-borne infection caused by Borrelia bacteria. The disease leads to fever, fatigue, joint pain, and rashes, and ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, a child under five dies nearly every minute from malaria. But new research suggests baby wraps treated with insect repellant can protect them.

Inspired by a military strategy to ward off disease-carrying mosquitoes, researchers see if the technique will help cut ...

If you feel like mosquitoes have been more of a problem in Hastings and around Tribland lately, you’re not just imagining ...

Louisville Metro Public Health and Wellness Department will conduct fogging near the Highlands this week after mosquitos with West Nile Virus were found in the area.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with Ugandan and international collaborators, report that permethrin-treated baby wraps reduced clinical malaria cases in young children ...

Portage County has reported its first human case of West Nile virus for the year. The virus is transmitted to humans through bites from infected mosquitoes, not from person to person. While most ...

Wisconsin has seen 13 human cases of West Nile virus this year, according to the Department of Health Services.

WEST MONROE, N.Y. — The Oswego County Health Department reported on Tuesday, September 23 that a mosquito sample collected on Sept. 17 in the town of West Monroe has tested positive for EEEV. Although ...